Interpersonal Communication in Parenting Style Across Generations (XY)

摘要

The purpose of this study is to find the different pattern of interpersonal communication in parenting style of generation X (known as Baby Boomers) and generation Y nowadays. Passive observation begun on October 2016 to see the phenomenon happened between parents and children's behavior. Three informants (in same categories of generation) have been interviewed and researcher found several similarity of parenting style in previous generation where they were raised as children. The thing that should be considered is the same perspectives of generation Y style of parenting can drive the Millenials less aware of values. Gen Y sees the hardships they went through as something they would not let their children to experience. Gen Y's treatment towards Millenials right now would have its end result in the future of their children's mentality. Whether Millenials would have a shriveling, dependent and sluggish mentality or even ready for combat, facing the global competition waiting ahead of them.